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by Thriftymaid on October 8th, 2009
This depends on a number of things. Which state, is the will valid, how was the estate to be distributed and to whom, is the will subject to lapse or is there an anti-lapse statute. You need to talk to an attorney in your state.
by EmptyWallet on October 8th, 2009
Hoping this happens or planning? :)
My mom left me her home and all the furnishings in her home except things specifically noted elsewhere in her will. what does that mean?
by ldm07 on March 4th, 2011
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My step dad passed in March with no will. My mom is still living. Are his kids entitled to anything even if he disowned them years ago?
by Jean_M2243 on May 15th, 2011
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How Italian inheritance law works? My father is Italian and dnt want to leave me 1euro after his death because he divorced from my mother
by Italian_Sailor on June 1st, 2011
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I am in spouse's will to inherit property. Property owner is 103 and outlived spouse. Nephew said he is POA and has new will What are right
by Anonymous on March 23rd, 2011
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Will ask again, Would you recommend using an online legal service?
by Anonymous on March 7th, 2011
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You're reading 10 relatives, all but 1 passes away. Do all assets from the other 9 that are deceased, by default, go to the 1 surviving person? Regardless of relation, uncle, cousin, brother, sister-in-law? Assuming the Will doesn't give to charities and debts are paid.
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Thanks, I was just wondering. My grandfather is about to pass away any time now...according to the doctors. And being this is going to be my first funeral or relative dying. Sometimes things cross your mind.
I don't care about any assets or things. I'd rather have the relative alive and to live forever.
But I've just seen situations where people find out they had a long lost relative that they knew nothing about and then out of the blue they get their estate because they were the last living decedent.
by Epistaxis on October 8th, 2009
You are confusing dying with a will (testate) and dying without a will (intestate). When someone has a valid will the will is carried out to the letter. When someone dies without a will (intestate) then his estate is distribution according to the law of the state in which the decedent (person who dies) lived. Now I realize your question was hypothetical. When a will is probated, if a beneficiary under the will is already dead, in some states, that person's heirs would receive that portion of the estate. In other states, that person's bequest (benefit under the will) would go into what is called the residual or remainder of the estate -- that is the part of the estate that is not given an a specific gift in the will, but the testator (person who has died and left his will) has named someone to get the remainder.
The first thing a family must know is if there is a will. That is what guides how everything is handled. The estate will be distributed per the will, or per the statute
by Thriftymaid on October 8th, 2009
Has your family asked your grandfather if he has a will?
by Thriftymaid on October 8th, 2009